On The Scene: SCHMIGADOON! Is Now In Previews On Broadway

What’s that smell? It’s corn pudding. 

True fans of the musical theatre genre are well aware of the glorious world of Schmigadoon!. From the mind of Cinco Paul, we had two seasons of musical theatre genius on Apple TV+ paying homage to our favorite musicals of yesteryear. Following a quick out-of-town tryout down in Washington DC, Schmigadoon! has landed at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre and Theatrely was on the scene at first preview to capture it all. 

Alex Brightman and Sara Chase lead the show as Josh Skinner and Melissa Gimble, two doctors who accidentally wander into Schmigadoon, and it's pretty clear that escaping is going to be a bit harder than expected. 

As I joined the long line of patrons to enter the theatre last week down 41st Street, numerous costumes from the television show could be spotted down the block. I struck up a conversation with a twenty-something arts administrator named Ally who told me the day tickets went on sale, she ran over from her office in midtown to grab a single in the mezzanine. “I wasn’t waiting for my friends to make a plan. I love the television show so I wanted to be here tonight, but don’t worry, I already have tickets to come back next month,” she told me. 

As I took my seats and Cinco Paul and director/choreographer Chirstopher Gattelli came out to say hello, the screams were deafening. What followed was two and a half hours of pure musical theatre bliss. Gattelli, who directed Death Becomes Her a few blocks up, certainly cements himself as the king of Broadway musical theatre comedy right now, and as I was gazing around the auditorium throughout the evening, the smiles slapped across everyone’s faces were almost as bright as the lights above them. 

A slew of your favorite theatre actors star in the new musical including Ana Gasteyer, Ann Harada, Brad Oscar, Isabelle McCalla, Ivan Hernandez, Maulik Pancholy, Max Clayton, McKenzie Kurtz and Ayaan Diop who makes his Broadway debut as Carson. 

Rounding out the highly talented company is  Afra Hines, Becca Petersen, Brandon Block, Clyde Alves, Jess LeProtto, Joshua Burrage, Kaleigh Cronin, Keven Quillon, Kimberly Immanuel, Lauralyn McClelland, Lyrica Woodruff, Maria Briggs, Miles McNicoll, Nathan Lucrezio, Richard Riaz Yoder, Shina Ann Morris, and Zachary Downer.

‍Schmigadoon! is currently slated to open Monday, April 20th at the Nederlander Theatre and is on sale through September 6, 2026. If there is one show I suggest you see this season, it's Schmigadoon!